Liezel Once

Liezel Once

Mortgage Professional America

Liezel Once

Mortgage Journalist

10 years experience146,586 Total views on Mortgage Professional America in 2025

Liezel's specialty topics

Housing and mortgage market analysis Broker industry news Financial services

Liezel Once is a journalist with Mortgage Professional America and Canadian Mortgage Professional, covering key issues and trends across the North American mortgage and financial services industry.

She brings to her reporting a solid foundation in broadcast journalism, having worked as a news writer and reporter across radio, television, and digital platforms. Her coverage has spanned high-stakes beats including national security, economic affairs, and disaster response.

Liezel has also contributed to business, technology, and future-of-work coverage for a global BPO marketplace, further deepening her expertise in industry-focused journalism.

Outside the newsroom, Liezel feeds her curiosity through travel, and language learning — she is currently studying Korean and has a particular passion for concert trips that take her to new destinations.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“I approach every mortgage story the way I approached broadcast journalism — lead with what matters, cut what doesn't, and never make the reader work for the point. In a sector as technical as North American mortgage and financial services, clarity isn't a courtesy; it's the job. My PR background taught me how institutions want to be heard, but my journalism instincts keep me focused on what brokers and lenders actually need to know.”

Also published by

Outsource Accelerator · Insurance Business Canada · Canadian Mortgage Professional

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Previous experience

  • Key Media — Mortgage Journalist
  • Outsource Accelerator — News and PR Associate
  • DZRH News — News anchor/reporter/producer/writer/researcher

Education

  • B.A. in Broadcast Communication, Polytechnic University of the Philippines

Read the latest stories by Liezel

Foreclosure inventory growth hits nine-month low, ICE data shows

ICE August data shows serious delinquencies rising as prepayment speeds fall to a 17-month low

Foreclosure inventory growth hits nine-month low, ICE data shows

US home prices hold below long-term average for 17th month

Higher rates and the lock-in effect sustain a supply-demand stalemate as the Northeast and Midwest pull ahead

US home prices hold below long-term average for 17th month

Philadelphia Fed chief signals more tightening as inflation stays sticky

Paulson warns September move may not be the last, as underlying prices hold above target

Philadelphia Fed chief signals more tightening as inflation stays sticky

The spring buying surge that never quite translated to closings

Zillow's spring data shows a jump in buyer engagement, but sales barely followed

The spring buying surge that never quite translated to closings

CFO survey signals rising rate fears as small firm stress mounts

One in five executives named rate pressure as a top business concern

CFO survey signals rising rate fears as small firm stress mounts

Four charged in $7.3M scheme targeting FHA, VA loan programs

A federal indictment details how a Texas ring flooded a lender with fake documents to push unqualified borrowers through

Four charged in $7.3M scheme targeting FHA, VA loan programs

Mortgage rates top 7% for first time since January 2025

A fifth straight weekly climb in Freddie Mac's 30-year benchmark puts fresh strain on purchase pipelines and broker conversations

Mortgage rates top 7% for first time since January 2025

Another Fed rate hike is "reasonable," but timing stays murky

Traders are expecting an October move, but the New York Fed chief won't commit

Another Fed rate hike is "reasonable," but timing stays murky

New home sales rebound as builders chase buyers' budgets

Price cuts and smaller floor plans are pulling buyers back to new construction, but builders are flashing caution

New home sales rebound as builders chase buyers' budgets

Mortgage payments ease in August, but the relief runs thin

Smaller loan sizes gave homebuyers a little breathing space last month, though borrowers across much of the country are still losing ground

Mortgage payments ease in August, but the relief runs thin